# llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct

Calls to the model llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct on SambaNova Cloud stopped working on June 19, 2025.

Requests to model llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct will fail starting June 19, 2025. SambaNova Cloud is retiring this model on that day, and subsequent calls will not succeed.

## What to use instead

Move to gemma-4-31b-it. The alternative model llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct, which was named first, stopped working on June 9, 2026.

- API: SambaNova Cloud (api.sambanova.ai)
- Model: llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: June 19, 2025
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct`
- Source: [Deprecations page](https://docs.sambanova.ai/docs/en/models/deprecations)
- Verified: October 26, 2026, against SambaNova Cloud's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/sambanova-cloud/llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct/

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